How much do you know about Persian carpet style?

Persian rug guide

Sep 11, 2022

Persian carpet can be said to be like a legend in the eyes of the world. It appears in fairy tales of all sizes. Every exquisite carpet is a living work of art, bearing the precipitation of the Millennium civilization and the inspiration source of artists in a knot. Let me tell you about the styles and characteristics of Persian carpets. I hope that you who like Persian carpets can know more about Persian carpets.

Isfahan
Isfahan carpet: The designs include gazelles, lions, birds, fish, insects and a few people. Of course, they also include precious central sunflower, palm leaves, tangled vines, flowers and plants, and even wonderful creatures such as human faces and beasts in myths and legends. Most of the colors are Persian red, deep blue and white. In the 17th century, Persian King Abbas moved his capital to Isfahan. In Abbas's time, the carpet technology in Isfahan developed and expanded, and then became a treasure that the royal family, nobles and the Holy See rushed to buy.

Tabriz style
Tabriz style carpet: The patterns are mostly flowers and plants, and the pattern design is centered symmetrically, spreading around. The legendary Taoli Temple City, which is now the carpet town of Iran-Tabriz, is the second largest city in Iran. When the Mongols swept through West Asia that year, General Chuomahan sent a group of troops to slaughter and attack Taoli Temple. In order to avoid unnecessary sacrifice, the local people presented a beautiful and precious handmade fabric to the General Army, which amazed Chuomahan and saved the peace of the local people.

Kashang style
Kashan-style carpet: It breaks the traditional design ideas of original symmetrical patterns and repetitive patterns, and uses a large number of figures painting and historical events painting elements, and the pictures are usually dominated by hunting and wild; Exquisite realistic flowers, birds, fish and insects are also a major feature of Kashan style carpet.

Kum style
Kum-style carpet: The design elements are abstract, and the proportion of geometric figures is relatively large. Although Persian carpets are mostly made of wool, Kum-style carpets are more famous for their exquisite and smooth silk carpets.

Kerman style
Kerman-style carpet: mostly designed with symmetrical central pattern and full flower pattern. Its most distinctive pattern is the tree of life, which is usually surrounded by abstract geometric patterns of flowers, plants and trees, while the middle area is an abstract towering tree with branches spreading all over the place and exotic birds on it.

Bizar style
Bier carpet: Because of its high density, massiness and durability, it is known as the Iranian "steel carpet", and this is due to the "wet frame method" technology of Bizard carpet, that is, in the process of weaving the carpet, water is continuously sprayed at the knotted place to keep it moist, and after weaving and air drying, every warp and weft of the carpet will become extremely tight.

Baluchistan style
Baluchistan-style carpet: It has a strong tribal color of neighboring Afghanistan and mainly produces nomadic carpets. Its main background colors are red, blue, purple and brown, etc.

Mashhad style
Mashhad-style carpet: The central sunflower pattern, repeated flowers and large-sized corner patterns are mostly used. The most common design is the medallion design, which is usually a round or elongated medallion. Besides, it is beautified with pendants and decorated with fancy elements, and they are connected with the central medallion by Eslimi patterns or vines.